Improvement in washing-machines



S. J. MORE?.

WASHING-MACHINE.

Patented Nov. 7, 187B.

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ATTORN EY WITNESSESV "UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SETE J. MOREY, OF CLAYTON, ILLINOIS.

iIMPROVEMENT IN WASHING-MACHINES.

Specication forming part of Letters Patent No. 184,163, dated November7, `1876 application led October 6, 1876.

To all whom it may concern Beit known that L'SETH J. MOREY, of Clayton,in the county of Adams and State of Illinois, have invented certain newand useful Improvements in WashingMachines 5 and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the artrto which it pertains -tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specication.

In the drawings, Figurel is a plan view of my invention, with the coverof the boiler removed. Fig. 2 is a cross-section of the saine, with thecover in place.

My invention relates to rotary washingmachines, having for its object animproved construction which will present a friction-surface easilyadapted to operate upon `the clothes, and which' will be durable in itsaction. Especially is it an improvement upon Letters Patent ofthe UnitedStates numbered 161,893, granted me4 April 13, 1875.

Other differences of construction Will appear in the followingdescription, and the character of my invention will be stated in theclaim.

Referring to the drawings, A is the boiler, and A' its cover or uppersection, preferably of a rectangular form, and of a convenient size forthe special adaptation intended. It is made entirely of metal, sheet ortinned iron being well suited to my use', and hence it has nowood-joints to swell, and thus loosen the fastenings of the parts.Handles c, on either end, give convenience f'or manipulation, and theboiler may be placed upon any stove, range, or other suitable heatingdevice. Diagonal slots B are cut in either upper end of the lowersection of the boiler, which furnish bearings for the two shortjournals, C, centrally affixed to, and which support, thewashing-cylinder. Shallow recesses or slots b are made in the upper partof each end of the lower boiler-section, a little to one side of thedeep diagonal slots, in which small slots b the journals C can ndbearing, as the cylinder is raised from the body of the lower section A,and rested on top thereof.

The washing-cylinder D consists of two circular end pieces ordisk-heads, E, of a curved surface or angular contour, and slightlyprojecting outward from the periphery to the center of each, whereby thestrength of same may be materially increased. Ribs F run the length ofthe cylinder, and, connecting the two heads of same, form therewith theskeleton or frame-work of the rotary cylinder. This frame is coveredwith any suitable metallic netting or reticulated covering d, thoughpreferably I use brass-wired cloth, four by four. Guideways g securefrom lateral displacement the doors Gr, sliding therein parallel withthe length of the cylinder. Catches g1 may be used in operating thesedoors,and an engaging device, g?, be employed in securing together thetwo doors or sliding sections l G as they are closed. l

In operating the foregoing machine, the boiler A issuitably filled withwater, as it is connected with thestove or other heating source, and,upon the suds becoming heated,

the garments to be washed are introduced Y into the cylinder through theentrance afforded, by the doors G bein g slid each to one end,respectively of the cylinder. The doors are then slid back in to aclosed position, by means of the little hand-catches g1, when they maybe securely retained in a close and locked condition by the fastener g2.The cylinder is revolved by means of the crankhandle c, extending out toone side from, and formed in the same piece with, one of the smalljournals C.. By the peculiar metallic open work ofthe covering, thegarments are subjected to the frictional action of same as they areturned by the revolution of the cylinder in the hot suds. When theclothes are sufficiently cleansed the cylinder is lifted out from thedeep diagonal slots, which subjects the clothes to the water, and isplaced in the small slot b which raises it above the level of the water,and allows the clothesto be partially freed from their gathered orsoaked Water, which latter drips therefrom back into the boilerwater.The cylinder is also revolved in this latter position, which morethoroughly causes the water to be shaken or rubbed from out thegarments.; the latter can then be takenV directly to a rinsing-tub andtreated as is usual.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

l. In a Washing-machine, the combination with the boiler, provided Withlower diagonally-slotted bearings and short upper bearings, of ametallic reticulated cylinder, having short end journals and aV suitablerevolving handle, substantially as and for the purpose described.

2. The rotary Washing-cylinder, consisting in the combination, With thecylinder-heads, having an angular curvilinear construction, of

